#READERS: The best gift to an author is to post a positive review. Take the time, it will mean so much to them! #pubtip

Gentle reminder: there's a reason it's called "social media" rather than "Book Buying Guilt Fest." Things need to change if your feed so much as slightly resembles the following. #MondayMotivation #PubTip

#pubtip. If an agent or editor rejects you, don't argue. Learn from the comments and find some place where your story better fits, or fix the issues we told you the story had.

#pubtip Make sure there is a logical reason why A) your characters would meet; B) your characters would ever have a relationship; and C) this relationship would last beyond the conflict in your story.

How long does a book have to be? If you're wondering about word counts for whatever you're writing, look here: katemckean.substack.com #pubtip

What Agents and Editors Look for in Your #SocialMedia #PubTip bookendsliterary.com/2019/02/13/soc…

Coffee with Kara: Prologues & Epilogues: The Good, Bad and Indifferent
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#pubtip When you have grammar errors in your query letter, you are already setting yourself up for a rejection.

#pubtip Please keep track of your submissions. I just had to reject someone AGAIN (this was the third time).

When your pitch mentions the race or other characteristic of the marginalized of only one character, I know what the default of all the others is. #pubtip

In your query letter, Catharine "Kate" McKean doesn't care that your main character goes by a nickname for the entirety of your novel. #pubtip

Let this be the annual day I remind everyone that a novel is by definition fictional and thus "fictional novel" is redundant. It also earns an automatic neg in a query letter. #pubtip

Today's #PubTIp: When working on a publishing contract that is over a dozen pages long, be sure to put your keyboard away when a toddler is... oh, I don't know, awake and grabbing everything nearby?

Don't think this publisher cares about a grant of rights for "aksdjhfajkldshf."

Some pretty solid advice in this thread...
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Writers, you really don't need biz cards. Contact info should be on manuscripts/queries/emails. Handing me one in a pitch, separate from your work, means nothing when I get home and it's one in a stack (that gets tossed). #pubtip

#pubtip Keep your synopsis simple. Focus only on the main storyline and don't obsess on the subplots unless TRULY necessary!

An ideal synopsis focuses on what happens in the book and is light on backstory. Too many synopses are mostly backstory.

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“When pitching, don’t say there’s nothing out there like it. Embrace your comp titles. Know where you go on the shelf.” – Paula Munier #pubtip #publishing

Authors: this applies to your writing, too. #pubtip

#pubtip Please do not over exaggerate your writing history in a cover letter. A) Not cool; B) We will find out; and C) It is the easiest way to a rejection.